Middle East

Middle East

Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat in hajj apex

Thousands of pilgrims began to gather before dawn around the hill and the surrounding plain

1d ago

Million gather in Makkah as hajj begins

More than a million pilgrims participated in Islam’s most important rite under a scorching sun yesterday as the hajj pilgrimage began.

1d ago

Hajj begins today

More than 1.4 million Muslims will begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in the Saudi holy city of Makkah today.

2d ago

Israel army intercepts missile fired from Yemen

The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen yesterday after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and other cities.

4d ago

UN warns all of Gaza at risk of famine

Gaza is “the hungriest place on Earth”, the United Nations said yesterday, warning that the Palestinian territory’s entire population was now at risk of famine.

6d ago

Israel intercepts missile fired from Yemen

The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Thursday evening after air raid sirens sounded in the centre of the country and explosions were heard over Jerusalem.

6d ago

Saudi frees Iran cleric it detained ahead of hajj: Iran media

Iran said it had held consular meetings with the cleric since his arrest on Monday after a video circulated online showing him criticising the Saudi government

1w ago

Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel

Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, the judiciary said yesterday.

1w ago

Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat in hajj apex

Thousands of pilgrims began to gather before dawn around the hill and the surrounding plain

1d ago

Million gather in Makkah as hajj begins

More than a million pilgrims participated in Islam’s most important rite under a scorching sun yesterday as the hajj pilgrimage began.

1d ago

Hajj begins today

More than 1.4 million Muslims will begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in the Saudi holy city of Makkah today.

2d ago

Israel army intercepts missile fired from Yemen

The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen yesterday after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and other cities.

4d ago

UN warns all of Gaza at risk of famine

Gaza is “the hungriest place on Earth”, the United Nations said yesterday, warning that the Palestinian territory’s entire population was now at risk of famine.

6d ago

Israel intercepts missile fired from Yemen

The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Thursday evening after air raid sirens sounded in the centre of the country and explosions were heard over Jerusalem.

6d ago

Saudi frees Iran cleric it detained ahead of hajj: Iran media

Iran said it had held consular meetings with the cleric since his arrest on Monday after a video circulated online showing him criticising the Saudi government

1w ago

Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel

Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, the judiciary said yesterday.

1w ago

Israel intercepts two projectiles fired from Yemen

Israel’s military said yesterday it had intercepted a missile and another projectile fired from Yemen, which Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they had fired.

1w ago

Iran president in Oman as nuclear talks progress

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday began a two-day visit to Oman, which is mediating ongoing nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington.

1w ago